NEW YORK — A little more than a month after President Donald Trump announced his plan to roll back regulations that restrict the use of water with high levels of fluoride, a new study shows the same effect can be achieved with a much lower level of fluoride.The researchers say this makes it easy to […]
Drinking water supplies are becoming a big issue in the United States, as water shortages and the rise of plastic pollution are forcing many Americans to seek bottled water instead.According to a survey by the Pew Research Center released Thursday, more than one-third of Americans say they would like to drink water that is treated […]
Drink water in North Carolina is a particularly toxic source of lead.It’s been the source of controversy in the state for decades, as North Carolina has a history of drinking contaminated water for decades.A coalition of groups, including the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the American Water Works Association, have been working to […]
New York City residents are seeing a number of bottles in the streets.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there have been more than 3,200 bottles reported in the city since Monday, with an additional 9,800 bottles reported at night.“There’s been a lot of the city having to deal with this,” said Mark […]
We have been told that drinking water from dirty sources such as tap water and toilet paper should be safe to drink.But there are some things that you should always be careful about, and the first of these is the water.While there are certain types of water that are safe to take with you to […]
Drinking water that you drink with ice has fewer toxins than water that’s cooled, according to a new study.It also has more electrolytes and less sodium, a substance that can make the water less acidic.Dr. Richard F. Cone, a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and […]
In this episode of the New York magazine podcast, the guys talk about how to avoid the scary-sounding “holy water” that some people use as a drinking water source.In the case of “holy drinking water,” this includes using tap water for a while to see if your symptoms resolve.“What you want to do is, as […]
A California man has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu, and authorities are calling for more than 50,000 people to come forward with information about their friends and family members who may have been exposed.State health officials say they are trying to trace the infected person’s contacts but so far they have only been […]
A lot of people will be surprised to hear that the word “wolf” does not appear on the label of any of the drinking water brands sold by major retailers such as Coca-Cola and Nestle.However, the fact is that the wolves in the wild are not wolves and that the label on the bottles is […]
A new report says pollution is widespread in Queensland rivers and streams, and the water is being wasted, often by people who do not have a permit to drink or use the water.Key points:The report says people drinking water polluted in rivers and lakes in Queensland is a growing problemKey pointsThe report, commissioned by the […]